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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jan 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Posit Psychol. 2019 May 16;15(3):348–361. doi: 10.1080/17439760.2019.1615105

Table 1:

Sample Participant Characteristics.

Total Sample (n=52) STEP Group (n=26) ETAU Group (n=26)
Variable Mean (SD) or Frequency (%) Mean (SD) or Frequency (%) Mean (SD) or Frequency (%)
Demographic Characteristics at Baseline
Age 15.63 (1.47) 15.69 (1.72) 15.58 (1.21)
Sex
  Male 16 (30.8%) 8 (30.8%) 8 (30.8%)
  Female 32 (61.5%) 14 (53.8%) 17 (65.4%)
  Transgender 4 (7.7%) 3 (11.5%) 1 (3.8%)
Sexual Orientation
  Gay/ Lesbian 2 (3.8 %) 0 (0.0%) 2 (7.7%)
  Bisexual 16 (30.8%) 8 (30.8%) 8 (30.8%)
  Heterosexual 25 (48.1%) 12 (46.2%) 13 (50.0%)
  Other 9 (17.3%) 6 (23.1%) 3 (11.5%)
Parental Income ($50,000+) 23 (50.0%) 11 (47.8%) 12 (52.2%)
Ethnicity (Hispanic or Latino) 13 (25.0%) 6 (23.1%) 7 (26.9%)
Race
  Black or African American 2 (3.8%) 1 (3.8%) 1 (3.8%)
  White 40 (76.9%) 19(73.1%) 21 (80.8%)
  Other 10 (19.2%) 6 (23.1%) 4 (15.4%)
Clinical Characteristics At Baseline
Lifetime Suicide Attempts 27 (51.9%) 15 (57.7%) 12(46.2%)
Any History of NSSI 50 (96.2%) 26 (100.0%) 24 (92.3%)
Prior Hospitalization 25 (48.1%) 14 (53.8%) 11(42.3%)
Age of 1st Hospitalization 14.62 (2.15) 14.42(2.4) 14.81(1.9)
Any Past Abuse* 29 (55.8%) 10 (38.5%) 19 (73.1%)
Childhood Sexual Abuse 9 (17.3%) 5 (19.2%) 4 (15.4%)
Number of Diagnoses at Baseline 1.88 (1.08) 2.0 (1.10) 1.77 (1.07)
  Any Mood Disorder 48 (92.3%) 24 (92.3%) 24 (92.3%)
  Any Anxiety Disorder 23 (44.2%) 12 (46.2%) 11 (42.3%)
  Any Trauma Disorder 2 (3.8%) 1 (3.8%) 1 (3.8%)
  Substance Use Disorder 8 (15.4%) 6 (23.1%) 2 (7.7%)

Notes: There were no significant differences on any demographic or clinical characteristics between treatment groups except for any history of abuse (χ2 = 6.32; p = 0.01).

*

Any Past Abuse = Any past history of sexual, physical and/or emotional abuse.